Cut the rope? We'd rather just burn it Early impressions of Burn it All might have you drawing comparisons to Cut The Rope, with a focus on chemistry rather than physics. But in truth, Burn It All is an original and unique little puzzler with the capacity to steal hours from your life and only takes minutes to learn. The object of the game is to ignite ropes by dragging a flaming lava rock onto their knotted ends, and hope they burn out before … [Read more...]
A Chess Game With Many Features - but even more issues to sort out Enjoy nothing more than a nice, relaxing game of chess? Then why not indulge yourself with a chess board on your iPad screen? This is a functional representation of the game in 2D. We say 'functional: as there are some interesting spelling mistakes and bugs within the game. Black is labeled 'blakc' and the A.I. has a tendency to cheat. Clearly, the game doesn't extend you the … [Read more...]
Dora explores the iPhone That pesky Greedy King has stolen all the colour crystals from The Crystal Kingdom! Jeez. Now, powered by the iPhone, you must ride a magic shield as Dora and collect them again. it's basically the special stage from Sonic 2, where the hedgehog runs through a half pipe collecting rings - except it’s not quite as fun as that. Dora is easy to play, as a simple tilt of the iPhone is all that's required to line her up … [Read more...]
The puzzle that's now taking the iPhone by storm Sudoku Challenge sells itself. With millions of people the world over still buying books, playing it online and allowing it to become the sole reason to purchase a daily paper, it's the commuter's puzzler of choice. If you fall into this category, there's simply no reason why you shouldn't get this app. With the iPhone's touch screen it's incredibly easy to get to grips with and Devare!s promise … [Read more...]
Bankrupt from the start Monopoly has received numerous computer conversions over the years, and here's yet another one to add to the list. Thankfully, being EA, the presentation of Monopoly Here & Now is extremely polished and nearly makes us forgive the exclusion of popular UK landmarks like Old Kent Road and Oxford Street. Navigating the board is extremely easy for the most part, there's a wealth of different options to choose from and … [Read more...]
Ours has a moustache, purple hair and the body of a monkey The simple things in life are often the best. And free things can often be pretty great too. In steps Guess 'Em, an iPhone app with few features, but one that's packed full of fun. We're sure that many adults out there fondly remember childhood staple of the Eighties Guess Who?, having whiled away many-a rainy Sunday afternoon trying to guess whether their sibling's chosen character had … [Read more...]
Make beautiful music with a tap of your finger We were expecting to find this music-making application a bit of a waste of time for such a small fee but after one play we were hooked. Effectively, Melodica is a just a grid of small squares. Once you touch a square it is illuminated and at a specific time it is highlighted and plays a note. As you illuminate more squares you begin creating rhythm and chords as well as a spectacular looking light … [Read more...]
You’ll be a fish out of water if you don't spend the bucks The Tamagotchi has a lot to answer for. Since its debut back in 1996, a plethora of game creatures have reared their furry heads, with the likes of Nintendogs being popular releases. Marine life, it seems, is now getting its own virtual look-in, with the iPhone proving fertile ground to watch computerised fish swim around an imaginary and nicely decorated tank. Out of the sims … [Read more...]
It was the bloke with the dodgy hair and he did it in the cellar. Right? Does anyone still play Cluedo, the board game? We haven't since we were about ten and unlike Monopoly and Scrabble, the other childhood favourites, it seems to have gone out of fashion. That may be why with this game the developer hasn't chosen to recreate it for the iPhone but instead has applied the basic concepts in a different way. First up, this is a single-player … [Read more...]
For copyright reasons, they're not angry... It's inevitable that a game like Angry Birds will have some Imitators, and this seems like a prime example. Look beyond the superficial similarities though, and you'll find some nifty ideas. For example, you can see the trajectory of your previous shot, avoiding the scatter-gun approach that could result on Angry Birds'more difficult stages. There's also more scope for more creative level designs, … [Read more...]
He’s on the iPhone, obviously... A Where's Wally? game is an idea that's easy to baulk at, but the more you play it the more it makes sense. The iPhone's screen has more than enough definition to show all the tiny details, and e interface is certainly capable of scrolling around large ages, as anyone who's used the built-in Maps and Photos apps will tell you. Throw in a bit of animation to differentiate it om the books and muddy things up as … [Read more...]
Less a point-and-click title, more just a point Trends of all natures are generally cyclical — be it dresses, suits, silly hair or, indeed, videogames. For this reason, the return to simple-by-necessity interfaces offered by Apple's devices may well see the point-and-click undergo a renaissance. Not here mind you; The Secret Of Grisly Manor's challenge proving relatively simplistic, and not altogether bound up in logic. Help functions … [Read more...]
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